Thread: Team Death - New Heavyweight

Unfortunately this weekend proved to be extremely icy here in Wakefield, and I was unable to safely leave home and walk up to Wakefield Westgate rail station, so had to give it a miss. Have to consider not breaking any bones!

Under load, i'm not sure how those ESCs will perform, or if they do perform as anticipated, how their lifespan will be. The current will only increase under load, up until they (if) they stall, where the current will be at its highest. They only way to find out realistically is to try it though. However for £8 its a bit of a cheaper loss if they do not work, or lifespan is poor.
Assuming those are the ESCs you sent me (here) - they should easily perform at full load (320A is quite a lot). Although two fully charged LiPos will be over voltage. (nearing 30V)
I do doubt that is going to get to 320A though. It's an incredibly small device with a small fan. I'm not sure how realistic the 320 amp max, that is a heck of a lot of heat in need of dissipation.
Do you recall it getting heated during off ground testing?

According to the BBC, the weather will be much milder this week. So i'm hoping that next weekend I can get there and test out these little ESCs. Even if they don't prove viable for movement, they may still be of use to help control the weapons motor, as that'll be very short bursts compared.

Originally Posted by katch

Very inventive use of bar bell matey ... THE WHOLE PROJECT LOOKS FUN !!!

I have to say, it certainly has been fun getting to this point. Despite our issues and distance between myself and Colin sometimes causing issue. We've certainly used a lot of varying parts in some inventive ways. How it'll all hold up in battle, will certainly be interesting! Thankfully the majority of its structural components are fairly cheap to re-acquire for replacements!